“Strictly for Brides” is a series of tips and videos designed to help couples plan their wedding videography.
TIP: Having more than one camera to record your wedding video, particularly the ceremony, is not only more pleasing to watch, but that second camera can be a lifesaver in the event someone unexpectedly stands up and blocks a camera during an important part of the ceremony.” That’s exactly what happened in the video below taken from Derrick and Cherrie’s outdoor wedding reception at the Westin LAX Hotel. I’ll show you the problem, and the solution in this short clip:
The second camera and some B-roll made the difference between a success and a fail.
ANALYSIS: Did the guest do this on purpose? No. He only wanted to take a few snap shots with his point-and-shoot camera. He just wasn’t very observant and didn’t realize that he placed himself directly in the aisle in front of the video camera. Now, if it were just going to be a matter of one quick picture and back to his seat, that wouldn’t have been so bad, but he stayed there for quite a while. Fortunately there was a 2nd camera up front that was recording the event.
TIP: In addition to having the security of a 2nd camera during your wedding ceremony, plan to have one of the ushers be on the lookout for situations like this one and alert guests quickly when they’re in the way. There’s only one chance to get this right. No re-do’s.
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(Marc, a former public school teacher, is a long time Los Angeles and Orange County wedding videographer working out of his South Bay studio for the past 35 years).